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Cake day: January 24th, 2024

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  • When my much younger twin cousins were born, my Aunt and Uncle decided to restrict them almost 100% from screens for the first 3 years of their lives, to the point where they would ask people to put their phones away when around them.

    At the time, I thought that was a bit extreme, but seeing those two grow into the most active, intelligent, and happy kids I’ve ever met (especially in their generation), I no longer question their parenting methods. There are obviously a ton of other factors and good parenting practices they followed, but seeing the numerous issues “iPad kids” tend to have, I can’t help but feel they were really on to something.


  • So that’s a pretty interesting question, because you’re asking for a modern RTS which doesn’t quite exist. It’s not that the RTS genre died, it’s just kind of evolved into two separate paths based on what people enjoyed from those games.

    For those that liked the fast action, APM, control of units, MOBAs have mostly filled that role.

    For those that liked planning out and building a huge base, there are a bunch of base/empire building games.






  • I take issue with the way the old mirror test is administered by seeing if they react to a mark on their body only visible in a mirror. It doesn’t account for the fact that the animal might… just not give a shit if it’s marked. Dogs apparently fail the mirror test, but mine and plenty of other dogs will turn and look at you if they spot you in a mirror and you wave or do something to get their attention, so clearly dogs understand the concept of reflections enough to know what they’re looking at.


  • I don’t get why they won’t just torrent

    You have to find a torrent that hasn’t been subject to a DMCA takedown, research the ones found to make sure it’s good quality, not a virus, and has enough seeders to be viable. Make sure you have a VPN and that it’s up to date so your ISP doesn’t start sending angry letters. Then you have to wait for the torrent to download and make sure you have enough storage space for it.

    And you “don’t get” why they prefer a click and go option?